UPI payments failing amid server outages; NPCI working with banks

The real-time payments system UPI is experiencing an outage as multiple bank servers are down, according to people aware of the development.

“Regret inconvenience on UPI connectivity as a few of the banks are experiencing some internal technical issues. NPCI systems are working fine, and we are working with these banks to ensure a quick resolution,” the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) stated in a message on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).